Text: “Japan’s Anti Nuclear Street Art” Espionart. https://espionart.com/2015/01/20/featured-artist-281-anti-nuke/ The graffiti artist 281 Anti Nuke starting posting artwork critical of the government and of TEPCO (the company responsible for the nuclear power plants) not long after the earthquake and subsequent disaster. One of the freedoms that an artist has is time. Read more…
Text: Timothy McLaighlin. “The Volunteer Movement Enraging China.” The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/05/great-translation-movement-china-censorship-firewall/629914/ Extract: “An informal, online network is translating publicly available articles and social-media posts… stories [published in China] filled with vitriol toward Ukrainians, Russian-state disinformation, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories—accompanied by user comments cheering on Moscow’s violence.” The translations are perhaps one way Read more…
Some advertisements rely on credibility – for example toothpaste ads that state that 9/10 dentists recommend the brand being advertised. Other ads may use the power of a particular brand to try and persuade the audience to purchase a product. How does the ad use credibility to achieve its goals? Read more…
Text: Bruce Bower. Science News.”Vikings lived in North America by at least the year 1021.” https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vikings-north-america-date-newfoundland Extract: “Vikings inhabited North America exactly 1,000 years ago, a new study finds. Counting tree rings reveals that wooden objects previously found at an archaeological site on Newfoundland’s northern peninsula were made from trees Read more…
The advertisement below focused on a frequently used technique of linking female beauty with narrow view of an ideal (i.e. thin) body type. Although the ad is legal almost everywhere, critics argue that repeated exposure to ads like this cause severe harm to viewers, particularly women. Questions related to November Read more…
The ad below relies on a technique that many similar ads rely on – the use of expert opinion. Questions related to November 2022 prescribed title #4 and this specific example: How are consumers persuaded by “indisputable evidence” in ads? How trustworthy is the indisputable evidence” in ads?
Text: Shweta Sharma. “Imran Khan to face blasphemy charges after new Pakistan PM called a ‘traitor’ and ‘thief’ in Saudi Arabia.” Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/imran-khan-blasphemy-case-shehbaz-sharif-b2069341.html Excerpt: “Imran Khan has been booked under Pakistan’s blasphemy law along with 150 others after the country’s new prime minister Shehbaz Sharif was met with abusive language Read more…
Text: Art News. “The Largest Cave Drawings in North America Have Been Found in Alabama.” https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cave-drawings-spirits-archaeology-1234627524/ Extract: “The largest cave drawings in North America have been discovered in Alabama, according to a study by Jan F. Simek, Stephen Alvarez, and Alan Cressler in the archaeology journal Antiquities. The five large figures discovered include three Read more…
Text: The Japan News. “Japan’s Defense Ministry uses multiple languages in battle for public opinion.” https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/government/20220506-25612/ Extract: “To strengthen its response to “intelligence warfare,” the Defense Ministry has been working to transmit messages in multiple languages, including Chinese and Korean, when posting information related to its defense cooperation and joint Read more…
The following piece of art by Kaori Wakamatsu is an example of a piece of art that is not tied to a specific historical individual person or event. It does, however, make of use elements from Japan’s history and it is an interpretation of the past. To what extent does Read more…